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Pulmonary puzzle
Pulmonary puzzle
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Two small opacities are seen in the nasopharynx.
Using fluoroscopy, an ENT surgeon was able to identify the presence of a nasal clip (fig 1) which was removed without difficulty, hence allowing NIV to continue. The patient had been using the device at night to keep his nasal flares patent to help alleviate snoring; he had nasally inhaled the clip with the added positive pressure of his ventilator. The presence of a foreign body either in the upper or lower respiratory tract must always be eliminated when signs of respiratory distress are observed. Assessment is particularly difficult in patients with limited communication such as those with bulbar disease of whatever cause.
Figure 1 Nasal clip device after its removal.
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